Mumbai, 22 July 2026

 

Capacity enhancement of railway network has been taken up by Indian Railways in a big way during last 12 years. The details of commissioning/laying of new track across Indian Railways is given below:-

 

Projects Sanctioned:

As on 01.04.2026, across Indian Railways, 514 Railway infrastructure projects (169 New Line, 29 Gauge Conversion and 316 Doubling) of total length 40,000 Km, costing approx. Rs. 8.31 lakh crore are sanctioned. The summary is as under:-

 

Zone-wise/year-wise details of all Railway projects are made available in public domain on Indian Railway’s website.

During last three years i.e. FY 2023-24, 2024-25 & 2025-26 and the current FY 2026-27, 261 projects (53 New Line, 05 Gauge Conversion and 203 Doubling) of total length 14,500 Km have been sanctioned across Indian Railways.

 

Maharashtra

Railway Budget:

Budget allocation during the last five years has increased significantly. Budget allocation for infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully/partly in the State of Maharashtra is as under:

 

Track Construction:

The details of constructing new track falling fully/partly in the State of Maharashtra during 2009-14 and 2014-26 is as under:

 

Projects sanctioned:

As on 01.04.2026, 52 projects (13 New Lines, 02 Gauge Conversion and 37 Doubling), of a total length of 5,956 km, costing ₹1,42,635 crore, falling fully/partly in Maharashtra are sanctioned. The summary is as under:-

 

Recently completed projects:

Details of some of the recently completed projects falling fully/partly in Maharashtra are as under:

 

Ongoing Projects:

To further improve the Railway Infrastructure in the state of Maharashtra, following works have been taken up:-

Capacity Augmentation works for Mumbai Suburban area

Presently, about 120 Mail/Express trains and 3200 sub urban trains are handled daily in Mumbai area.

To increase train handling capacity at various stations in Mumbai area, following works have been completed/taken up/planned at various stations:

In addition to above, Platform extension work at 34 stations to accommodate 15 car EMUs have been taken up.

 

New projects for increasing capacity:

To improve the connectivity and capacity of rail network in Mumbai suburban area, Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP)-I costing ₹4,502 crore, MUTP-II costing ₹8,087 crore, MUTP-III costing ₹10,947 crore and MUTP-IIIA costing ₹33,690 crore have been sanctioned. These projects include following works in Mumbai Suburban Area:

Completion of Railway project/s depends on various factors which include the following:

• Land acquisition by State Government
• Forest clearance
• Shifting of infringing utilities
• Statutory clearances from various authorities
• Geological and topographical conditions of area
• Law and order situation in the area of project site
• Number of working months in a year for particular project site etc.

 All these factors affect the completion time and cost of the projects.

Various steps taken by the Government for effective and speedy implementation of rail projects include:

• Substantial increase in allocation of funds.
• Delegation of powers at field level.
• Close monitoring of progress of project at various levels.
• Regular follow up with State Governments and concerned authorities for expeditious land acquisition, forestry and Wildlife clearances and for resolving other issues pertaining to projects.

 

New generation trains:

To enhance passenger carrying capacity, 238 rakes of 12 cars each with doors have been sanctioned under MUTP-III & IIIA at a cost of ₹19,293 crore. The process for procurement of these rakes has been taken up.

Bullet Train project:

Presently, the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) Project (508 km) is under execution. The Project is passing through the States of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli with 12 stations planned at Mumbai, Thane, Virar, Boisar, Vapi, Billimora, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Ahmedabad and Sabarmati.

Entire land (1389.5 Ha.) for the MAHSR project has been acquired. All Statutory Clearances have been obtained. All 1651 utilities have been shifted. The delay in land acquisition in the State of Maharashtra has impacted the project till 2021. The land acquisition picked up in 2022 in Maharashtra.

The progress of various major items so far is as under:

 

The progress of stations is given below:-

 

The progress on the River Bridges is as under:-

 

The work of the under-sea tunnel (approximately 21 km) has commenced, out of which 4.8 km of tunnel between Ghansoli and Shilphata in Maharashtra has been completed.

On the Surat–Vapi section (97 km) entire civil works including river bridge construction, have been completed and 87% of the track bed has been laid.

However, Bullet train project is a very complex and technology intensive project. Exact timelines for the completion of the entire project can be reasonably ascertained after the completion of all associated works of Civil Structures, Track, Electrical, Signaling & Telecommunication and supply of Trainsets.

Further, to strengthen national transport infrastructure, provide a fillip to regional connectivity, economic growth, tourism, investment and employment generation, and encourage modal shift from road and air transport to rail, the Government has announced the development of the following seven new High-Speed Rail (HSR) corridors in the Union Budget 2026-27:-

1. Mumbai–Pune
2. Pune–Hyderabad
3. Hyderabad–Bengaluru
4. Hyderabad–Chennai
5. Chennai–Bengaluru
6. Delhi–Varanasi
7. Varanasi–Siliguri

Being highly capital intensive, the decision to sanction any HSR Corridor/Project depends on many factors such as outcome of DPR, techno-economic feasibility studies and availability of resources such as financing options etc.

 

Dedicated freight corridor:

Ministry of Railways had taken up construction of two Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC) viz. Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) from Ludhiana to Sonnagar (1337 Km) and the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) from Jawaharlal Nehru Port Terminal (JNPT) to Dadri (1506 Km).

The work on EDFC & WDFC has been completed and commissioned. On an average more than 443 trains are operated per day on DFCs. The fully commissioned sections of the Eastern and Western Dedicated Freight Corridors (EDFC & WDFC) have demonstrated robust operational performance. Freight volumes have steadily increased, with higher average speeds, faster turnarounds, and enhanced reliability. The corridors are witnessing consistent growth in container, coal, and bulk cargo movement, contributing significantly to capacity augmentation in freight transportation.

DFC has contributed to creating additional paths on the conventional network by diverting freight traffic to EDFC and WDFC. As a result, Railways have been able to run additional goods and coaching services over its network.

The DFCs have enabled faster transit times, higher throughput, and double-stack container operations (especially on the Western DFC). These improvements have contributed to lowering overall logistics costs, improving supply chain efficiency, and enhancing competitiveness of Indian industries.

A new Dedicated Freight Corridor connecting Dankuni in East to Surat in West, has been announced in the Union Budget 2026. The work of preparation/updation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) for this corridor has been taken up.

 

Railway Electrification:

Electrification of railway network on Indian Railways has been taken up in mission mode. So far, about 99.6% of Broad Gauge (BG) network has been electrified. The electrification in remaining network has been taken up. Electrification carried out during 2014-26 and before 2014 is as under:

In Maharashtra entire existing BG network has been electrified. Further, all new line / multi-tracking projects are being sanctioned and constructed with electrification.

Station Redevelopment:

Ministry of Railways has launched Amrit Bharat Station Scheme for redevelopment of stations with a long-term approach.

The scheme involves preparation of master plans and their implementation in phases to improve the stations of Indian Railways. The master planning, keeping in view the necessity of each station, includes:

• Improvement of access to station and circulating areas
• Integration of station with both sides of city
• Improvement of station building
• Improvement of waiting halls, toilets, sitting arrangement, water booths
• Provision of wider foot over bridge/subway to commensurate with passenger traffic
• Provision of lifts/escalators/ramps
• Improvement of platform surface/ provision of platform shelter
• Provision of kiosks for local products through schemes like ‘One Station One Product’
• Parking development
• Amenities for Divyangjans
• Better passenger information systems
• Provision of air concourse, executive lounges, Multimodal integration, landscaping, etc.

The scheme also envisages sustainable and environment friendly solutions etc. as per necessity, phasing and feasibility and creation of city centre at the station in the long term.

So far, 1340 stations have been identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, out of which 132 stations are located in Maharashtra. The names of stations identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Maharashtra are as following:

 

Completed Stations:

Development works at railway stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Maharashtra have been taken up at a good pace. Details of stations completed in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh are as under:

The activities for development in Maharashtra have also been taken up at good pace and progress of some of the stations is as given below:

• Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar station: The works of new post office building and parcel office, new Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) building at North side have been completed. The works of new arrival and departure building at South side, new waiting hall, toilet, air concourse, 6 m wide foot over bridge, through roof, new underground tanks at North and South sides, new sewage treatment plant at North and South side, new electrical sub-station building have been taken up.
• Jalna station: The works of new arrival building and departure building at South side, new arrival building at North side, new departure building at North side, platform shelter, air concourse, 6 m wide foot over bridge, through roof, new underground tank at North and South side, new sewage treatment plant at North and South side, new post office and parcel office building, new Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP)  building and electrical sub-station have been taken up.
• Nagpur station: The works of relocation of passenger reservation system building and booking offices, and improvement of parking on the main entry side have been completed. The works of construction of new admin building, departure building and basement parking on main entry side, construction of  departure building and unified basement on second entry side, new air concourse, improvement to platform surfacing on platform 8,and new platform shelters have been taken up.
• Diva station: The works of improvement of station building and foot over bridge at Kalyan and Mumbai end, improvement of platform surface, parking, new entry gate, new platform shelters, new toilet blocks and platform raising have been completed. The work of new foot over bridge has been taken up.
• Shegaon station: The works of new platform shelters, improvement of station building, improvement of platform surface and new 12 m wide foot over bridge have been completed. The works of new booking office, improvement of circulating area, parking, station illumination, lifts and escalator for 12 m wide foot over bridge have been taken up.

This information was submitted by Union Minister of Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology Shri. Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply in the LOK SABHA today.

 

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